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It denotes an attitude of seeking to win arguments or disputes, often at the expense of harmony and unity. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a negative trait that disrupts community and fellowship among believers.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, philosophical and rhetorical debates were common, and a competitive spirit was often admired. However, the early Christian community was called to a different standard, emphasizing unity, love, and humility over rivalry and division. The term "philoneikia" would have been understood as contrary to the teachings of Christ and the apostles, who advocated for peace and reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5380.htm">philoneikos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>love of strife<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dispute (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5379: φιλονεικία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φιλονεικία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φιλονεικίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">φιλόνεικος</span>, which see), <span class="accented">love of strife, eagerness to contend</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, others; 4 Macc. 1:26); <span class="accented">contention</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-24.htm">Luke 22:24</a>. (2 Macc. 4:4; <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> 8, 76; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 7, 8, 4; <span class="abbreviation">Antoninus</span> 3, 4; in a good sense, <span class="accented">emulation,</span> <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>strife. <p>From <a href="/greek/5380.htm">philoneikos</a>; quarrelsomeness, i.e. A dispute -- strife. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5380.htm">philoneikos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φιλονεικια φιλονεικία philoneikia philoneikía<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/22-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 22:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ καὶ <b>φιλονεικία</b> ἐν αὐτοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also <span class="itali">a dispute</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there was also <span class="itali">a strife</span> among them,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover also <span class="itali">a dispute</span> among them<p><b><a href="/greek/5379.htm">Strong's Greek 5379</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5379.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/philoneikia_5379.htm">φιλονεικία — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5378.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5378"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5378" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5380.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5380"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5380" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>